Pan-Indian · Tiffin
Besan chilla
Gram-flour pancakes with vegetables
- Energy
- 241 kcal
- Protein
- 12.5 g
- Fibre
- 10.1 g
- Time
- 25 min
Per serving, 162 g.1 Good for breakfast or dinner.
One serving gives you
- 53%of the day’s folate
- 15%of the day’s iron
- 15%of the day’s zinc
- 14%of the day’s vitamin A
Nutrition facts
One serving, 162 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Energy
- Energy241 kcal14%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate27.6 g10%
- Fibre10.1 g40%
- Soluble fibre1.92 g
Fats
- Fat8.26 g17%
- Saturated fat limit1.27 g6% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat3.11 g
- Polyunsaturated fat2.8 g
- Omega-62.64 g34%
- Omega-30.16 g17%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein12.5 g25%
- Histidine292 mg49%
- Isoleucine519 mg43%
- Leucine860 mg37%
- Lysine723 mg67%
- Methionine + cystine246 mg41%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine1,074 mg128%
- Threonine414 mg99%
- Tryptophan139 mg66%
- Valine523 mg67%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A121 µg14%
- Vitamin B10.2 mg14%
- Vitamin B20.11 mg6%
- Vitamin B31.1 mg10%
- Vitamin B51.05 mg21%
- Vitamin B60.19 mg10%
- BiotinNot in the source data
- Folate116 µg53%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C25.6 mg39%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E1.54 mg21%
- Vitamin K147 µg267%
Minerals
- Calcium70.4 mg7%
- ChromiumNot in the source data
- Copper0.44 mg26%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron4.45 mg15%
- Magnesium98.4 mg27%
- Manganese1.45 mg36%
- MolybdenumNot in the source data
- Phosphorus186 mg19%
- Potassium785 mg22%
- Selenium26.7 µg67%
- Sodium limit227 mg11% of limit
- Zinc2 mg15%
Ingredients
Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.
10 ingredients
- Bengal gram, dal senaga pappu50 g
- Tomato, ripe, local40 g
- Spinach palakura40 g
- Groundnut oil palli nune5 g
- Onion, big ullipaya20 g
- Chillies, green - all varieties pachi mirapakaya3 g
- Omum vaamu0.3 g
- Turmeric powder pasupu0.2 g
- Coriander leaves kothimeera3 g
- Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.5 g
Method
About 25 minutes.
- 1
Grind 50 g chana dal (chana dal) to a fine flour (besan).
- 2
Whisk with water into a pourable batter with chopped onion, tomato, spinach, green chilli, ajwain and salt.
- 3
Spread ladlefuls thin on a hot tava with 5 g groundnut oil and cook both sides.
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